Ashwattha
 Coverpage | |
| Author | Ushnas |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Genre | Collection of poems |
| Set in | Ahmedabad |
| Published | 1975 |
| Publisher | Vora & Company |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 135 |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (1976) |
| 891.471 | |
| Preceded by | 'Spanda Ane Chhand' |
Ashwattha (Gujarati: અશ્વત્થ) is the collection of poems written by Natwarlal Kuberdas Pandya 'Ushnas' in Gujarati language. The book won Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1976. It is considered as the finest works of poet Ushnas in Gujarati literature.[1]
History
The poems of this book where written by Ushnas during 1966 to 1973, and was published in various Gujarati literary magazines including Kumar and Samarpan. The book was first published in 1975 by Vora & Company, located at Gandhi Road, Ahmedabad.[2]
Content
The book consists of 128 poems, composed in different genres such as Sonnet, Geet, Free verse, Haiku, Ghazal and Muktak.[3]
Awards
The book won Sahitya Akademi Award (1976) for Gujarati language.[4]
References
- ↑ Solanki, Kishor (1990). "Ashwattha (1975)". In Topiwala, Chandrakant. Gujarati Sahityakosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature) (in Gujarati). 2. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 14.
- ↑ Pandya, Natwarlal 'Ushnas' (1975). Ashwattha. Ahmedabad: Vora & Company. p. 5.
- ↑ Soni, Raman (1989). "Ashwattha (1975)". In Thakar, Dhirubhai. Gujarati Vishwakosh (Gujarati Encyclopedia) (in Gujarati). 1. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust. p. 530.
- ↑ Trivedi, Dr. Ramesh M. (2015). Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan. p. 265. ISBN 978-93-82593-88-1.
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